A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 13, 2020
![Lightning flashes as Taal Volcano bursts outside Manila, Philippines. The small volcano near the capital draws many tourists for its beautiful setting in a lake. On January 12, 2020, steam, ash and rocks rose in a huge plume, leading thousands of residents to flee and officials to temporarily suspend flights.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3e48d9ee-4411-4f73-957d-7a6dc6e752ed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lightning flashes as Taal Volcano bursts outside Manila, Philippines. The small volcano near the capital draws many tourists for its beautiful setting in a lake. On January 12, 2020, steam, ash and rocks rose in a huge plume, leading thousands of residents to flee and officials to temporarily suspend flights.
![Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, carry round bells and cowbells during the traditional "Sylvesterchlausen" in near the northeastern village of Urnaesch, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91c143b3-26a0-4350-8839-02dcfba02156_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, carry round bells and cowbells during the traditional "Sylvesterchlausen" in near the northeastern village of Urnaesch, Switzerland.
![Two Palestinian women walk toward a checkpoint to cross into the Israeli-controlled Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ac7fb02-c0ca-47a6-a45c-83c332a89ab9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two Palestinian women walk toward a checkpoint to cross into the Israeli-controlled Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.
![A leopard lies on the ground after it was tranquilized by forest officials as it got stuck in an iron animal catcher at Padampura village near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46e0b0bd-69be-4790-b1e1-d73922a71198_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A leopard lies on the ground after it was tranquilized by forest officials as it got stuck in an iron animal catcher at Padampura village near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.